Toluene → Dimethylammonium 5-(2-Chloro-4-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-2-nitrobenzoate
Reaction equation
[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:20]=[C:19]([C:21]([F:24])([F:23])[F:22])[CH:18]=[CH:17][C:3]=1[O:4][C:5]1[CH:6]=[CH:7][C:8]([N+:14]([O-:16])=[O:15])=[C:9]([CH:13]=1)[C:10]([OH:12])=[O:11].[C:25]1(C)C=CC=CC=1>>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:20]=[C:19]([C:21]([F:22])([F:23])[F:24])[CH:18]=[CH:17][C:3]=1[O:4][C:5]1[CH:6]=[CH:7][C:8]([N+:14]([O-:16])=[O:15])=[C:9]([CH:13]=1)[C:10]([O-:12])=[O:11].[CH3:25][NH2+:14][CH3:8]Participants
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Procedure
5-(2-Chloro-4-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-2-nitrobenzoic acid (2.0 g) is dissolved in toluene and an excess of anhydrous dimethylamine is bubbled into the reaction mixture, the solvent removed in vacuo and the residue triturated with cold diethyl ether to give 1.1 g of product.
Workup
- customan excess of anhydrous dimethylamine is bubbled into the reaction mixture
- customthe solvent removed in vacuo
- customthe residue triturated with cold diethyl ether